Chapter 341

"This is good," I said, feeling grateful toward Nate-I hadn't expected him to be so all-in.

Considering his status as a professor, just having him personally perform But now, he was also fully focused on finding the right heart donor.

I knew this extra effort had everything to do with Leno

"Any word on when the new donor heart will arrive?" I asked again.

Hayden dropped his gaze. "Still no idea."

the surgery was a huge deal.

I glanced down the cold, sterile hospital corridor. "So, What's Prof. Neumann suggesting? Should we stick around or go home and rest?"

"Let's head back for now," Hayden said, his voice soft. "Yuna's barely left home because of her health. She's never even been to Seavora thinking I'd take her out, let her see the city for a bit."

That made sense. Yuna hadn't experienced much beyond her little world. She hadn't even tried coffee or milk tea before. Everything she knew about the outside came from books, but she'd never actually lived it. "Yeah, I think that's a great idea," I nodded.

But I couldn't shake what I overheard at the staircase earlier. So I decided to test the waters. "But if you spend all this time with her, isn't it going to be hard to keep up with stuff at the company?"

He didn't respond, so I sighed and added, "If only you were the boss. Then you could just ditch work and focus on family."

silence. I bit back a smirk. I bet

he wouldn't lie to me, and I believed him. But when it came to this, I couldn't figure out why he was pretending to be broke-why

there something

just not

I said suddenly, the question popping out before I could stop myself. "Why

narrowed a little, but still

because he doesn't trust the girl. He's testing to see if

knew what

hiding something, they must have their reasons, Hayden

their reasons,

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Chapter 361

a lack of

he wasn't expecting me to call him out so directly. But

holding. I pulled the keys from my pocket and dangled them in front of

"Hmm," as I turned and walked away, my steps steady, even though inside I was still

afraid to reveal his

that was the case, the Johnston family

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